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Hidenoyama Raigorō
1862Jun, 16

Hidenoyama Raigorō

Hidenoyama Raigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 9th Yokozuna (b. 1808)
Hidenoyama Raigorō (秀ノ山 雷五郎, 1808 – June 16, 1862) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Kesennuma, Mutsu Province. He was the sport's 9th yokozuna. He was also known as Amatsukaze Kumoemon (天津風 雲右衞門), Tatsugami Kumoemon (立神 雲右衞門) and Iwamigata Jōemon (岩見潟 丈右衞門).

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Events on 1862

  • 30Jan

    USS Monitor

    The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched.
  • 31Jan

    White dwarf

    Alvan Graham Clark discovers the white dwarf star Sirius B, a companion of Sirius, through an 18.5-inch (47 cm) telescope now located at Northwestern University.
  • 13Mar

    Emancipation Proclamation

    American Civil War: The U.S. federal government forbids all Union army officers from returning fugitive slaves, thus effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation.
  • 15May

    Abraham Lincoln

    President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law creating the United States Bureau of Agriculture. It is later renamed the United States Department of Agriculture.
  • 17Aug

    Dakota War of 1862

    American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Lakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River.